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San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)[1]
Willow Island
Map showing the location of San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge
LocationSan Juan County, Washington, United States
Nearest cityFriday Harbor, Washington
Coordinates48°38′49″N 123°04′59″W / 48.64704°N 123.08296°W / 48.64704; -123.08296[2]
Area454 acres (1.84 km2)
Established1976
Governing bodyU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
WebsiteSan Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge

The San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge is in the San Juan Islands of the Salish Sea, north of Puget Sound, in the State of Washington. Created in 1976, it comprises 83 small, uninhabited islands, scattered throughout the San Juans, with a combined area of approximately 454 acres (1.84 km2). The Refuge is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as one of six in the Washington Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Complex.

All but three of the islands are designated wilderness area in the San Juan Wilderness (353 acres (1.43 km2)), also established in 1976. Visitors are prohibited, and boaters must keep at least 200 yards from the shore to avoid disturbing the wildlife.[3] Excluded are two state parks managed jointly with the Washington State Park System, five acres of Matia Island and Turn Island; Smith Island; and Minor Island.[4]

The habitats of the various islands range from small rocks to larger grassy or forested islands, some with high cliffs that provide nesting sites for a large variety of marine birds.

  1. ^ "Protected Planet | San Juan County/Cypress Island Marine Biological Preserve". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  2. ^ "San Juan Wilderness (San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "Plan Your Visit". San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Rocks, Reefs, and Islands Within San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge" (PDF). Fish and Wildlife Service.

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